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Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2014 | Comments Off on #YesAllWomen

When I was sixteen years old, my boyfriend attempted suicide because I had just broken up with him. He cut both of his wrists, then started walking toward my house because he wanted me to watch him die. A few miles in, he knocked on someone’s front door and asked for help. I know these […]

Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2014 | Comments Off on Just When You Think You Know…

Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking about back when I was pregnant. Did I know what I was in for? Did I, really, know what being a mother would entail? I knew it would be difficult, but I had no idea that it would be this difficult. I understood it was a 24-7 job, […]